The Lucky Bill is a silver mine located in Douglas county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.84056, -119.48278
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Lucky Bill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Bill
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Douglas
District: Red Canyon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Red Canyon Fold
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ESTIMATE LOCATION
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION UNSPECIFIED
Comment (Workings): FEW SHALLOW TUNNELS AND OPEN PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1915 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS OF NE CALIF. AND NW NEV., USGS, BULL. 594
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
